Paris Je T'aime

What is it about Paris that makes so many people fall in love with the city??

Is it the smells from the cafes? Or the couples kissing all over the city? Could it even be the the language? It sounds great to me. Even saying "Paris je t'aime" sounds romantic. (Hokkien can never sound like that. Imagine saying Wa ai ba li). I know I know, I am sounding like the superficial bitch that I am... By the way, I speak pretty decent Hokkien! I can swear better than I speak it unfortunately....

They have great looking people, great food but is not junk and great museums oh, and great flea markets! I love Paris. Something that I can't exactly pinpoint. Could it even be the huge Hermes and Chanel boutiques? Or that Christian Lacroix and Christian Louboutin are both French? All of the things in Paris just set you in the mood for some romance. It can be the loneliest place in the world if you visit it alone.

I caught Paris Je T'aime a few days ago. It is a compilation of 18 (or is it 17?) mini stories about love in Paris. Some are just weird, some are sad, some are heart warming and some makes you shed a tear or two. I am a sucker for movies like that. I like going on a emo-coaster ride. I particular like the one with the babysitter. That was so sad. The actress didn't say much in the short film, she sang a lullaby for her baby at the infant care before leaving her baby, and sang again to the baby whom she was babysitting. Same lullaby but with a great difference. It was powerfully simple and it broke my heart.

Paris needs to be shared with a loved one. And the next time I go, I make sure I go with mine. And I make sure I don't step on any doggie poo.

Trigger Happy

I have a new camera.

Not just another camera. I have a new DSLR! Yayayayayayayayayaya! As you can see, I am over the moon ecstatic kind of happy.

My husband has bought me a Canon EOS 350D. I have been itching to buy a DSLR for some months now, but feeling a little apprehensive about it. I was afraid that I would get bought with the camera. I actually set my eyes on the Nikon D40 since I know Canons are known to cost dearly. It is the most wonderful surprise nonetheless. He gives wonderful surprises. They are pretty hard to come by, but when they do come, they just completely blow me away! Every single time!

Books are expensive, so is cross stitching and scrap booking.(let's be honest here shall we? they are really grandmama kinda hobbies....... not that there is anything wrong with it) Now that I have a camera, I can foresee myself buying more lens and then filters, and more stuff! Oh no! And perhaps I may sneak in a photography magazine subscription too.....Wah laumaybe even photography lessons! Shite.
Now if I can just get to know how to use that camera.....